XPost: alt.solar.photovoltaic 
 From: res04ijs@gte.net 
  
 N9WOS wrote: 
 >>>Today we have cold fusion batteries and don't need vintage solar cells. 
 >> 
 >>Today we have a hot fusion reactor in use with 1.4 Million km diameter 
 >>and we need only to catch a small part of the energy 
 ... 
 > The fusion energy source has not had any major operational problems 
 > since it has been brought on line. 
  
 Well, there have been some hiccups with it and the output isn't quite 
 as steady as some folks would like. There is also the fact that since 
 it's completely unshielded the radiation is dispersed widely and has 
 been detected at every point on the Earth. The public is exposed to 
 this radiation nearly every day and it causes no end of cancers, burns 
 and even deaths. People have even taken to wearing radiation shielding 
 and limiting exposure as common practice. Sometimes you'll even find 
 the local papers or news channels publishing the maximum safe exposure 
 times before one will experience radiation burns. 
  
 > on the down side. 
 > No plans for decommissioning the fusion source has been agreed upon, at 
 this 
 > time. 
 > Most people have came to the conclusion that we should just let it 
 > deplete it's self, until it ceases it's fusion operation. 
  
 Well, since it was put into service many years ago and folks generally 
 expect it to continue running for many more years, this is a something 
 we can leave in the hands of future generations. 
  
 > Good side of that is that the fusion source will become 
 > an ecologically friendly inert sphere of iron. 
 > Bad side is the source will grow to very large proportions 
 > just before it's operation ceases. 
  
 It is expected to cause some great ecological damage when it 
 runs out of fuel. The general opinion is that anyone in the 
 vicinity will not survive the process. The hope is that there 
 will be some form of evacuation plan by the time this happens. 
  
 Anthony 
  
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